Thursday, September 11, 2008

Triple Chocolate Cake - Take that, heartburn!

Something has been giving me some pretty harsh heartburn lately and I'm on an elimination diet to find out what's causing it. I quit chocolate, coffee, tomatoes and citrus fruits for a week, and now I'm slowly reintroducing everything back into my diet. That whole withdrawal week was heartburn free, but cravings-full!

I started eating chocolate yesterday and it didn't bother me at all. I tentatively had a little piece of Ricemilk Choco first, and when I saw that there was no heartburn I unleashed the chocolate monster and made a triple chocolate cake! My humble offering to the Chocolate Gods...

3- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the milk, water, oil, applesauce, and vanilla extract.

4- Pour the liquids over the dry ingredients and gently fold until just incorporated. Overmixing will make the cake tough and chewy!

5- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool down to room temperature before making the buttercream filling.

1- In a medium size bowl, cream the Earth Balance with an electric mixer on high until light an fluffy, it will go from yellow to off-white.

2- Sift the sugar and cocoa powder into the bowl and keep mixing, this time on the lowest setting until the powdery ingredients are incorporated. Then mix on high until creamy, adding coconut milk as needed until light and fluffy. Taste and add more sifted sugar if it's not sweet enough for your taste. If it's too sweet, add more sifted cocoa powder until you're happy with it.

3- When the cake has cooled down to room temperature, slice it in half and spread the chocolate buttercream evenly all over the bottom half. Place the top half of the cake on top of the chocolate buttercream and make the chocolate ganache.

Welcome to Wing It Vegan! I am River and this blog is where I keep track of my favorite recipes. Hopefully you will find some new favorites here as well! Please, don't run away scared if you're not vegan! I promise I won't throw rotten beets or snarky judgments at you. MORE